The Mindful Revolution

Chris FlackCo-Founder &

Teacher, Unplug

c.2,500 years

500 BCE 1960 CEHistory of mindfulness

“In the digital era, we take in five times more information than before digital. It results in a digital

stress affecting our cognitive abilities - resulting in low quality analysis and decisions.

Success in the digital era is not about broadcasting more information but to avoid digital stress and free up

time for cognitive thinking within the organization.”

Nicolas Carr - Former Editor, Harvard Business Review

2000sHistory of mindfulness

+1,000 apps

Andrew Johnson

Buddhify

Headspace

Flipd

Freedom

Today – Mindful Tech

Muse

The Pip

Take Ten

Business Leaders who practice mindfulness

Marc Benioff CEO Salesforce

Bill FordChairman Ford

Jeff Weiner CEO Linkedin

Evan Williams Co-Founder Twitter

Mark Bertolini CEO Aetna

Steve Jobs Former CEO Apple

Padmasree Warrior CTO Cisco

Ray Dalio Founder Bridgewater Associates

Arianna Huffington Founder Huffington Post

YouCEO Your Life

Balance……

Find what works for you

What works in the corporate space

• Meet company objectives

• Wellbeing/Learning and Development

• Sustainable

• Individualisation

• Accessible anywhere

• Simple language

Breathe like your life depends on it 

Take Away

Focused Work

Dr. Lawrence Ampofo

www.digitalmindfulness.net

Future Health Summit: 27th May 2016

Attention span of a goldfish: 9 seconds

Human attention has now been measured at 8 seconds.

“We are moving from a world where computing power was scarce to a place where it now is almost limitless, and where the true scarce commodity is increasingly human attention”

– Satya Nadella

Something To Think About…

Knowledge workers spend 1 day per week dealing with digital distractions

Stress and social media use are linked

Interruptions impact complex tasks more than shallow tasks

Dr. Lawrence Ampofo

Podcast downloaded in over 70 countries monthly

We are the forerunners in Europe

International strategic research programme

Focused Work in the digital age

Benefits of Focused Work

Decreased heart rate

Dramatically increased productivity

Increased ability to complete complex tasks

Creativity levels increase

Lower workload

Mark, G.J., Voida, S., & Cardello, A.V. (2012) “A Pace Not Dictated by Electrons”: An Empirical Study of Work Without Email

Focus Training

Mindful Technologies

Deep Work

Concentration circuits

Email batching

Focused single tasking

Thank You!lawrence@digitalmindfulness.net+44 207 193 6104www.digitalmindfulness.net

A roadmap for high performance in the age of distraction.

We empower people to :

•Improve productivity and increase resilience•Incorporate simple mindful practices •Enhance focus and develop increased attention •Establish habits and long term sustainability

What is Unplug for Corporate?

What We Offer• Needs Analysis

• Corporate Workshops and Programmes

• Individual Coaching

• Luxury Tech/Life Balance retreats

• Unplug4Kids Festival launching July 2016

What We Offer

• Calm Technology Conference 20 October

• Tech-Life Balance Summit Europe – 4-5 November

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